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Today is Saturday, April 20, 2024. It's the 111 day of the year, and we're on week 16. What Happened on April 20 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2023

SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded four minutes into its first full flight test.

2020

The price of a barrel of crude oil dipped below zero.

2018

Prince Charles was appointed to become the next head of the Commonwealth once Queen Elizabeth II passes.

2018

God of War, the eighth installment in the God of War series, was released for PlayStation 4.

2008

Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an Indy car race.

1979

A swamp rabbit attacked President Jimmy Carter while he was fishing in Plains, Georgia.

1964

Nutella appeared on store shelves in Alba, Italy, and became an instant success.

1962

Neil Armstrong flew the X-15 craft to an altitude of 34 miles (54.6 km).

1946

The League of Nations was officially dissolved by its member states.

1918

Nazi-German ace fighter pilot, The Red Baron, shot down his final two victims.

1902

Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in Paris, France.

1770

Captain James Cook arrived at the shore in New South Wales, Australia.

1736

French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis began his journey to Lapland to plot the shape of the Earth.

1653

Oliver Cromwell dissolved England's Rump Parliament.

1611

The first official performance of Macbeth by Shakespeare took place at the Globe Theatre in London, England.